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Efficiency Analysis of Microfinance Institutions in Developing CountriesKabir M. HassanUniversity of New Orleans Benito SanchezUniversity of New Orleans - College of Business Administration - Department of Economics and Finance October 1, 2009 Networks Financial Institute Working Paper 2009-WP-12 Abstract: This paper investigates technical and scales efficiencies of microfinance institutions (MFI) in three regions: Latin America countries, Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries, and South Asia countries, and compares efficiencies across regions and across type of MFIs. We find that technical efficiency is higher for formal MFIs (banks and credit unions) than non-formal MFIs (nonprofit organizations and non-financial institutions). Furthermore, South Asian MFIs have higher technical efficiency than Latin American and MENA MFIs. The source of inefficiency is pure technical rather than scale, suggesting that MFIs are either wasting resources or are not producing enough outputs (making enough loans, raising funds, and getting more borrowers).
Number of Pages in PDF File: 22 Keywords: Poverty, Microfinance Institutions, Efficiency Analysis and Data Envelopment Analysis, Government Policy JEL Classification: C14, G29, L31 working papers seriesDate posted: October 22, 2009Suggested CitationContact Information
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